Editorial Assistant Intern

About Northern Coalition:

Volunteers deliver meals, tutor students, sort donations and staff the front desk. We provide emergency shelter, rapid rehousing and case management for families experiencing homelessness. Founded in 1978, we now have 60 employees. The office closes the week between Christmas and New Year's.

The internship:

Remote internship on the SEO team. You will get topics, keyword briefs and an editor who reads every draft. Remote, open to candidates across Australia. You can set your own hours around a daily morning check-in. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

What you'll do:

• Prepare social captions for Instagram, LinkedIn and X.
• Upload and format posts in WordPress with images and alt text.
• Optimise posts for SEO with headings, meta descriptions and internal links.
• Update older blog posts with new information and keywords.
• Write 2 to 3 blog posts a week of 1,000 to 1,500 words each from keyword briefs.

Requirements:

• Eligible to work in Australia.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026 or 2027.
• Based in Australia for the duration of the internship.
• Available at least 20 hours a week.
• Basic understanding of SEO and keywords.
• Open to editing feedback on every draft.

What you get out of it:

• Line-by-line feedback from an experienced editor.
• You will publish bylined articles you can add to your portfolio.

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: $2,300 - $2,600 a month

Perks:

• Laptop provided.
• Flexible working hours.
• Paid holiday accrued during the placement.
• Access to online training.
• Mentoring from an experienced team member.

Applications close when we find the right person, so get in early.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Northern Coalition.